BHUBANESWAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to undertake a three-day visit to Odisha from November 29 to attend an all-India conference of Director Generals of Police and Inspector Generals of Police in Bhubaneswar. He will arrive in Bhubaneswar on the night of November 29 and stay in Odisha till the afternoon of December 1,…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu will address a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament in the historic Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan today, kick-starting year-long celebrations to mark 75 years of the adoption of India’s Constitution. The government on Monday announced that a new website — https: //constitution75.com — has been created to enable…
Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty surged more than 1 per cent on Monday, helped by a rally in blue-chip stocks and the BJP pulling off a stunning performance in Maharashtra, winning a record number of seats to propel the party-led ruling Mahayuti alliance to a landslide victory. Extending its previous day’s sharp rally,…
Rome: India views Italy as a key partner, a crucial ally in Europe, and a very influential player in the Mediterranean, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said here on Sunday as he inaugurated the new Chancery of the Embassy of India in Rome. Jaishankar, who arrived here earlier in the day on a three-day visit,…
Ranchi: Hemant Soren, Jharkhand’s youngest chief minister, has had a turbulent but resilient political career, marked by legal battles and internal party struggles. Soren, 49, has become a formidable advocate for tribal rights and has carved out a prominent place in the state’s political landscape. Soren’s journey to the top has not been easy. From…
Guwahati: As the BJP-led ruling NDA headed for a clean sweep of all five Assembly constituencies in Assam bypolls on Saturday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma termed it a testament of people’s support to “good governance and development”. The chief minister extended his gratitude to the people for their support and reiterated his commitment to…
New Delhi: None of Adani group portfolio companies, comprising 11 listed firms, have been accused of any wrongdoing, conglomerate’s CFO Jugeshinder Robbie Singh said on founder and chairman Gautam Adani’s indictment on bribery charges in the US. In a post on X, Singh said the group would make a detailed comment on the US indictment…
New Delhi: The ruling BJP and its ally RLD were leading in six of the nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh while the Trinamool Congress maintained its foothold over West Bengal and the Congress in Karnataka, according to trends available on Saturday for bypolls to 46 assembly seats in 13 states. The AAP and the…
Finally, the age-old debate that has kept dinner table conversations lively and philosophers scratching their heads seems to have been settled. The question, ‘What came first — the chicken or the egg?’ now has an answer, thanks to a discovery that takes us back over a billion years. And no, the answer isn’t chicken curry…
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s escalating rhetoric and actions are pushing Europe into dangerous territory, raising the specter of nuclear confrontation. The recent launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile by Russia—claimed as retaliation for Ukraine’s use of Western-supplied weapons—has heightened tensions not just in the region but globally. This alarming move underscores the fragile boundaries of…
